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What’s New Blog | July 2025

July 2025 releases: Gain more visibility, control, and efficiency

 Strategies for Improving the Employee Experience

Explore the key drivers of a great employee experience — and how to fix the friction points that are holding your workforce back.

Evolving Competencies: HR in a Data-Driven World with Dr. Alex Alonso

Did you know that the role of HR is evolving to include AI and data analytics like never before?

What’s New Blog | June 2025

June 2025 releases: New Integrations with QuickBooks, NetSuite, Tracks, and more.

Cultivating a People-First Culture in Startups with Nahed Khairallah

Is your HR strategy reactive instead of proactive?

The Inevitable Innovation of Spend Management

In this guide, you'll learn how digital payment rails connect transaction data to accounting and operations.

Hiring for Restaurants

Unlock the secrets to hiring and retaining top restaurant staff with a blend of strategy, technology, and a positive culture.

Maximizing Financial Efficiency: The ROI of Procure-to-Pay Software

In this guide, we look at the factors that go into an ROI calculation for P2P software, and give data and quotes by others who have experienced the value.

Purpose Over Prestige: What Modern Leaders Value in the Workplace with Leslie Vickrey

Women often face outdated assumptions about their career ambitions.

HR Compliance Deep Dive: Audit-Ready Every Time

Join a focused, compliance-driven session where experts break down how to keep your records complete, accurate, and audit-ready amid evolving regulations.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Preparing Employers with Kurt Shoemaker

How can employers ensure compliance with the latest provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act?

The Resume Myth: Why Paper Qualifications Don't Define Potential with Michelle Sims

Are you struggling to find the right talent in a competitive job market?

18 Benefits of Accounts Payable (AP) Automation

Explore how accounts payable automation can transform your finance team’s efficiency, accuracy, and cash flow management.

10 compelling reasons to set up a subsidiary company

Discover 10 compelling reasons to set up a subsidiary company, from global expansion to risk management, tax strategies, and access to top talent.

How to Craft a Leadership Brand That Resonates with Tiffany Castagno

Have you ever felt like your leadership style is a reflection of someone else's expectations rather than your own authentic self?

Understanding Treasury Management: A Guide for Non-Financial Institutions

Discover how treasury management functions like cash flow optimization, risk mitigation, and debt management help businesses strengthen financial stability.

 Serving Success: 6 Strategies to Transform Workforce Management for Restaurants

This guide provides tips to help restaurant leaders overcome persistent workforce management challenges, like high turnover, complex payroll, and more.

Procure-to-Pay Demystified

Learn how the procure-to-pay (P2P) process streamlines procurement, improves spending control, and speeds up payment cycles.

Security Alert: Fake Paylocity Links in Search Sites

Learn how to protect your Paylocity account from cybercriminals using fake ads on search engines.

Upskilling Strategies for the AI Era 

Discover how AI reskilling empowers employees to elevate their roles, combining technology with human strengths like creativity, empathy, and critical thinking.

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Exempt vs. non-exempt employees: What's the difference?

Exempt vs. non-exempt employees: What's the difference?

Out of all the ways to classify employees, exempt vs. non-exempt is the broadest - and perhaps least self-descriptive. Learn about the distinctions.
Fixing Fairness: A Results Based DEI Reset that Works with Lily Zheng

Fixing Fairness: A Results Based DEI Reset that Works with Lily Zheng

Did you know that 91% of American workers have experienced discrimination in the workplace?
Early Signals for 2026: What HR Leaders Say is Shifting Next

Early Signals for 2026: What HR Leaders Say is Shifting Next

Learn what HR leaders are rethinking today and how those shifts can guide smarter planning for 2026.
Anticipating Workforce Trends in 2026:  What HR Leaders Are Really Preparing For

Anticipating Workforce Trends in 2026: What HR Leaders Are Really Preparing For

See what’s ahead in 2026 with Paylocity’s latest workforce trends survey: HR priorities, AI adoption, retention strategies, and how ready teams are to act.
2026 E-Verify mandatory states

2026 E-Verify mandatory states

E-Verify is a federal program for electronically verifying employment eligibility. Explore how it works and the state laws impacting its use.
Guide to payroll deductions: Post-tax, pre-tax, and FAQs

Guide to payroll deductions: Post-tax, pre-tax, and FAQs

Learn what separates your gross pay from your net pay, and why those withholdings exist.
Comparing 2026 PTO payout laws by state

Comparing 2026 PTO payout laws by state

Learn about paid time off (PTO) payouts, including which states require them, how they're calculated, and how they're taxed.
Which states mandate a retirement plan?

Which states mandate a retirement plan?

State-mandated retirement plans give employees without employer-sponsored plans access to retirement savings. See how these state plans function and vary.
The Myth of the All-Knowing Leader: Why Vulnerability is Key to Authentic Leadership with...

The Myth of the All-Knowing Leader: Why Vulnerability is Key to Authentic Leadership with...

Did you know that nearly 50% of CEOs experience imposter syndrome?
2026 voting leave laws by state

2026 voting leave laws by state

Learn which states guarantee time off to vote and what they require from employers.

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